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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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